Assignment following some of the Catholic Churches that are slated for closure in the Cleveland area.

1. The Closing of Historic City Churches by Janine Sot Cleveland’s Sacrificial Lambs

2. “ Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God” Lenny Bruce

10. Please walk with me through some of the churches slated for closure.

11. The Second Oldest Polish Parish in the City of Cleveland Saint Casimir The Prince, Built 1918

12. Saint Casmir

13. Saint Casmir

14. Saint Casmir

15. Our Lady of Mercy Built: 1948 Cleveland's South Side – Now Called Tremont

16. Our Lady of Mercy

17. Our Lady of Mercy

18. Our Lady of Mercy

19. Our Lady of Mercy

20. Our Lady of Mercy

21. Our Lady of Mercy

22. Church of the Blessed Sacrament Fulton Road Built: 1953

23. Blessed Sacrament

24. Blessed Sacrament

25. Founded:1888 Sacred Heart of Jesus Slavic Village New Church Built: 1951

26. Sacred Heart of Jesus

27. Sacred Heart of Jesus

28. Sacred Heart of Jesus

29. Sacred Heart of Jesus

30. Sacred Heart of Jesus

31. Sacred Heart of Jesus

32. St. Adalbert Church Home to Cleveland's First Black Catholic Congregation Since 1961 Established in 1883 Built:1911

33. Saint Adalbert

34. Saint Adalbert

35. Saint Adalbert

36. Saint Adalbert

37. St. James Lakewood, Ohio Founded 1908 Built 1935

38. Saint James Saint James

39. Saint James

40. Saint James

41. Saint James

42. Saint James

43. Saint James

44. Saint James

45. Saint James

46. St. Hyacinth Founded: 1906 New Church Built: 1952

47. Saint Hyacinth

48. Saint Hyacinth

49. Saint Hyacinth

50. Saint Hyacinth

51. Saint Hyacinth

52. Saint Hyacinth

53. Saint Hyacinth

54. St. Cecilia Parish founded in Cleveland, Ohio: 1915

55. Saint Cecilia

56. St. Patrick's Catholic Parish of West Park Founded 1854 Stone Church Dedicated 1898

57. Saint Patrick

58. St. Paul’s Church originally an Episcopal Church, Built in 1876 Purchased by the Catholic Diocese in 1930 and Renamed: The Church of the Conversion of St. Paul Home to the Capuchin Franciscan Friars and The Poor Clare Sisters Monastery

59. Conversion of Saint Paul

60. Conversion of Saint Paul

61. Conversion of Saint Paul

62. Conversion of Saint Paul

63. Conversion of Saint Paul

64. Conversion of Saint Paul

65. Conversion of Saint Paul

66. Conversion of Saint Paul

67. Conversion of Saint Paul

68. Conversion of Saint Paul

69. Conversion of Saint Paul

70. St. Peter Church Founded 1853 Built 1859 Total Interior Renovation 1990 The Oldest Catholic Church Building in Continuous Use in the Diocese of Cleveland.

72. Saint Peter

73. Saint Peter

74. Saint Peter

75. Saint Peter

76. Saint Peter

77. Saint Peter

78. Saint Peter

79. Saint Peter

80. Saint Peter

81. Saint Peter

82. Saint Peter